After 3 kids, i'd like my body to be mine again. I am fit, strong and healthy. But, I want to get onto a plan that i actually stick to long enough to see some results; instead of switching it up so much that i can't tell what actually working and not.

I am going to take some vulnerable pictures of these areas and track my progress. Problem is, i don't really know where to start.

So, this is the beginning of my log. I'd like to post a little more history, but as of now, there is a sad little one who needs to be cuddled... story of my life

For lunch, had a salad with a little grilled tempe+garbanzo beans+ raw tahini dressing

water.......

and then, when i took the kids out to eat.... i couldn't resist the seitan fajitas!! OH, geez. Melted daiya on top with grilled onions on a corn tortilla. whoa. totally regretting the overly processed fake meal.... but.... i can relax every now an then.

Tomorrow, i'll get to go to the gym. Hoping to do some lifting, squats, and some medicine ball action... maybe a little cardio. My lungs are still recovering from pneumonia... so i need to take it easy there....

now, time for sleep and hopefully some relaxing yoga first .....ahhhhh.....

This morning i made a green smoothie of 3 bananas, 1 mango, chard, flax, hemp and spirulina..... I sipped on that, made some yerba mate and ate a greens + chocolate energy bar.

Went to the gym and worked with a medicine ball, did a bunch of squats, some dead lifts, and a few machines....

Sipped more smoothie. might make some quinoa for dinner...not sure. it' a hard balance to find...

Home for lunch, steamed some kale, and grilled up some tofu - (about the equivilant of 1/4 of block), put the kale and tofu in romaine leaves for a sort of taco - with a tahini lemon dressing on top.

That brings us to now... not sure what i'm doing for dinner.

I'm pretty thin - i'd love to gain muscle and loose that lanky loose look. I *am* toned in a lot of areas, but i hate "being vegan" and people knowing it - knowing i workout, and then seeing me in a swim suit - Toned in certain areas, really thin in some areas and loose/flabby in others. i don't like getting that, "it's cause you're vegan" look. it gets old. I want to look like, "wow! and you're vegan??? tell me more!!"

Daiya just flat out rocks in my book. Great going on the foods too. I make a 2 cup batch of Quinoa when i can and then chuck it in whatever Im eating down the road. Spread it out over a bunch of meals.

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I'm pretty thin - i'd love to gain muscle and loose that lanky loose look. I *am* toned in a lot of areas, but i hate "being vegan" and people knowing it

I have mentioned on other posts... So hate to sound like a broken record... But I really mean it, Get Robert's book right now. Order it from Amazon or wherever. If you want a platform to start on (if you need one) then Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness IS the place to start. And for exactly the reason you mentioned. (Some people I knew thought I had some type of cancer or something cause I was so thin. Ugh.) It's been not even half a year and have made big gains. Start out simple with light weights and slowly work your way up. Keep a food journal and track your workout's. Map out your calories/proteins intakes and adjust along the way.You can't lose.

Thanks, growinglarger.... before and after photos? those are great for reference. Yeah, it can be really frustrating - *because* i am so slim, it's hard to be honest at all about going to the gym, running, food choices, etc... because people just look at me annoyed...

If you are looking to put on muscle you might want to up the protein you eat. I was just looking at your dinner from last night and it seems pretty low in protein. Maybe add some legumes or tofu or tempeh or something?

When I have muscle soreness I usually lift through it. If it's an acute sharp pain I wouldn't, but I'm assuming we are just talking about normal muscle soreness from lifting. Some light cardio (walking on treadmill, etc.) beforehand can help to loosen you up.

If you are looking to put on muscle you might want to up the protein you eat. I was just looking at your dinner from last night and it seems pretty low in protein. Maybe add some legumes or tofu or tempeh or something?

When I have muscle soreness I usually lift through it. If it's an acute sharp pain I wouldn't, but I'm assuming we are just talking about normal muscle soreness from lifting. Some light cardio (walking on treadmill, etc.) beforehand can help to loosen you up.

Thanks! i get stumped sometimes with protein... i'm not always in the mood for beans, and don't want to over do soy, you know? I know that mushrooms are supposed to be a good source for protein... and i do put hemp in my smoothies. Doesn't spirulina have protein?

another problem is that i have stubborn pudge as a thin layer lining my lower abs and thighs... so - i can't get a straight answer from anyone as to how/whether or not to focus on burning it at all... so right now, i'm working on just building the muscles and hoping all will fall into place.

So today..... I actually had more smoothie than i said - had about 16 oz. before going to the gym.

at the gym: 1 hour yoga class; focused on plank, hip opening and shoulder strength. worked with a medicine ball on the HUGE exercise ball, did low and wide squats while lifting the measly 25lb weight. (stop laughing ) I don't know what machines and what certain exercises are called, but just know that for the most part, i did dead weights/ med. balls and calisthenics. ............then i relaxed in the sauna for 20 minutes.

After the gym, had water and a larabar. Bought a decadent raw chocolate at the coop... YUM.

had a burger patty made of lentils/rice/kale, daiya on top with pickles and wrapped in romaine.

.... attempted a workout yesterday.... came down with a sinus cold..... to be continued.

(oh, but yesterday i ate a (bought) raw sandwich... made with a delicious seed bread and seed pate- but it was so hard to digest! too much fat and fiber all at once. i wonder if i would've been better off just making a small sandwich with sprouted bread. That other one sat like a rock in my gut and made me gassy for hours!)

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